Second Photograph Edited/Modified with Photoshop Elements 10
(Solomonga1.jpg)
Basic Skills Using Photoshop Elements 10, Trial Version
- Editing Process Notes
I installed the trial version of Photoshop Elements 10 and quickly realized the depth of possibilities this program offers. My original photo is very dark and I decided to play around with the tools that would help me change the colors and and "feel" of the photo. I decided to "create" a more relaxed and colorful outfit and background in honor of my favorite time of the year, Fall apple festival time.
The Rectangular Marquee Tool is one that I am familiar with from the MicroSoft Paint program. I generally use it to select a portion of a graphic and fill it with another color, usually to hide or cover something. Using this method I changed the entire backround of the original photo to one standard color that I knew I could adjust globally later. Using the same tool and following the same method, I recolored my entire blouse black, removing the necklace.
After selecting a pleasing blue shade and suitable size brush, I drew over-alls over my shirt. I then added some small details such as button rivets and decorative stitching. I used the Quick Selection Tool to select disconnected sections of the photo (my blouse) and chose a textured weave and the custom color ff9999 to pour via the paint can into each section. I used a slightly deeper shade of the blouse color and the paint brush tool to further outline the textured blouse.
I accessed the content tab, by season to find and insert the apple trees around the photo at varying heights and widths. I also added two single apple graphics and resized / tilted and placed them in the background. I used the paintbrush and the color picker tool to duplicate the green leaf color from the apple trees and drew several free hand around the base of the trees.
I used the pencil and created a custom brown shade to draw a horizon across the background.
Through trial and error, I used the Quick Selection Tool again to select various chunks of the "grounded" area of the photo to "fill" via the paint bucket with the Grass pattern of the nature category. Similarly, I chose to apply the Blue Crepe pattern of the color paper category for the background sky.
I absolutely enjoyed playing around with the numerous filters and effects that are part of Photoshop Elements 10. In fact, I played around with just about all of them to witness the sometimes bizarre results! Many I found very pleasing but ultimately I decided that I had incorporated enough new elements into this activity already.
The biggest hurdle to completing this assignment was uploading the final photo. Blackboard would not accept the .jpg that I repeatedly saved from Photoshop. Also, I could not seem to get the file size below the 100 KB limit without losing significant quality. Eventually I saved the final jpg with acceptable quality and opened it in IrfanView, reduced the size and then was able to upload it to Blackboard.
Original photograph (Solomonga1.jpg - 60.5 KB)
Second Photograph Edited/Modified with Photoshop Elements 10
(Solomonga1.jpg)
Basic Skills Using Photoshop Elements 10, Trial Version
- Editing Process Notes
I installed the trial version of Photoshop Elements 10 and quickly realized the depth of possibilities this program offers. My original photo is very dark and I decided to play around with the tools that would help me change the colors and and "feel" of the photo. I decided to "create" a more relaxed and colorful outfit and background in honor of my favorite time of the year, Fall apple festival time.
The Rectangular Marquee Tool is one that I am familiar with from the MicroSoft Paint program. I generally use it to select a portion of a graphic and fill it with another color, usually to hide or cover something. Using this method I changed the entire backround of the original photo to one standard color that I knew I could adjust globally later. Using the same tool and following the same method, I recolored my entire blouse black, removing the necklace.
After selecting a pleasing blue shade and suitable size brush, I drew over-alls over my shirt. I then added some small details such as button rivets and decorative stitching. I used the Quick Selection Tool to select disconnected sections of the photo (my blouse) and chose a textured weave and the custom color ff9999 to pour via the paint can into each section. I used a slightly deeper shade of the blouse color and the paint brush tool to further outline the textured blouse.
I accessed the content tab, by season to find and insert the apple trees around the photo at varying heights and widths. I also added two single apple graphics and resized / tilted and placed them in the background. I used the paintbrush and the color picker tool to duplicate the green leaf color from the apple trees and drew several free hand around the base of the trees.
I used the pencil and created a custom brown shade to draw a horizon across the background.
Through trial and error, I used the Quick Selection Tool again to select various chunks of the "grounded" area of the photo to "fill" via the paint bucket with the Grass pattern of the nature category. Similarly, I chose to apply the Blue Crepe pattern of the color paper category for the background sky.
I absolutely enjoyed playing around with the numerous filters and effects that are part of Photoshop Elements 10. In fact, I played around with just about all of them to witness the sometimes bizarre results! Many I found very pleasing but ultimately I decided that I had incorporated enough new elements into this activity already.
The biggest hurdle to completing this assignment was uploading the final photo. Blackboard would not accept the .jpg that I repeatedly saved from Photoshop. Also, I could not seem to get the file size below the 100 KB limit without losing significant quality. Eventually I saved the final jpg with acceptable quality and opened it in IrfanView, reduced the size and then was able to upload it to Blackboard.